external image 1MXHuyNOuAAIBGeJ9mLPICg==.large.pngOh the Historical Field Trips We'll Take...

external image SCHOOL_BUS8.jpg





-Westville: An 1850s Living Museum-
external image ts?t=5834867539700568209&pid=23184&ppid=18


Westville is an outdoor museum that is designed as an 1850's Georgian village.
It is located outside of Lumpkin, Georgia and consists of pre-Civil War buildings that you can take a guided tour through to discover the history of Westville.
external image ts?t=16213492894742782799&pid=23296&ppid=15

Information:
Location: Westville is located at 9294 Singer Pond Road Lumpkin, Georgia 31815 (one half mile south of Lumpkin, Georgia)
Toll Free Phone Number: (888)733-1850
Local Phone Number: (229) 838-6310
Hours: Open Thursday -Saturday (10 a.m.- 5 p.m.) and Sunday (1-5 p.m.)
Closed: Monday-Wednesday and on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day.
Also Closed January 1-9, 2011
Admission: Adults = $10.00, Seniors, College Students, and Military = $8.00, Students (K-12) = $5.00 and group rates are available upon request

Westville Website:
http://westville.org/index.cfm
external image ts?t=6844222477897445659&pid=23185&ppid=6


-The Little White House-

external image DSCN1353-sm.JPG

The Little White House is located 1/4 mile south of Warm Springs, Georgia and was built by Franklin D. Roosevelt who had hoped to find a cure for Polio that he had suffered from.
Visitors are welcome to come and tour the Little White House, servant and guest quarters, and the pool complex.

external image littlewhitehousehistmarker-1-sm.JPG

Information:
Location:
401 Little White House Road Warm Springs, Georgia 31830
Phone Number : 706-655-5870
Hours: 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. daily but is Closed on Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day
Admission: $5-$8 and Group Rates are available for 15 or more with advanced notice

Website:

http://www.gastateparks.org/littlewhite


external image IMG_4293-1-sm.JPG



-The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center-
external image ts?t=6893936271586938819&pid=23296&ppid=14

The King Center is located just east of Downtown Atlanta and is visited annually by more than one million people. The King Center was established in 1968 by Coretta Scott King as a living memorial dedicated to the advancement of the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The King Center is not only the location of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s final resting place but also contains unique exhibits as well as a library and an archive.


external image ts?t=12449079969598734235&pid=23296&ppid=12
Information:
Location: 449 Auburn Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30312
Phone Numbers: General Information = (404) 526- 8900 & Bookstore & Resource Center = (404) 526-8923
Hours: Open 7 days a week except Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day
Regular Hours = 9:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m.
Summer Hours (Memorial Day - Labor Day) = 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Admission : FREE but Donations are accepted.

Website:

www.thekingcenter.org



external image mlk-center-for-nonviolent-social-change.jpg




-The Atlanta Capitol Building-

external image vfiles5720.jpg

The Atlanta Capitol Building is the working center of the state government of Georgia.
Located in downtown Atlanta, the Capitol building was completed in 1889 and was designed to represent the "Capital of the New South" as Atlanta was called after Reconstruction.

external image state-capitol-atlanta-gaa197.jpg

Information:
Location: 214 State Capitol Atlanta, Georgia 30334
Phone Number: (404) 463-4536
Hours: Open to the public Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. and is closed on weekends and holidays. Guided Tours for 10 or more people must be scheduled in advance and are available at 9:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., & 11:30 a.m.
Admission: Tours are free of charge

Website:

http://www.sos.ga.gov/archives/state_capitol/

external image 399274398_f6f93932be_o.jpg